Inspirational Thought - "Happiness
is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself"
­ Ralph Waldo Emerson

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS(Pages 3-4) -
Items removed from this section will be considered with the Short Discussion
Items.

Approved as listed except as noted
below:

C.11, C.15, C.22, C.23,
C.24.

HOUSING
AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS

HA.1 ACCEPT the revised Investment
Policy for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa in order to be in
compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and
California Governmental Code.

Approved as listed.

PRESENTATIONS

P.1 PRESENTATION of a Certificate
of Appreciation to Richard Spellmann, a newly former resident of West Contra
Costa County, for his 50+ years of civic involvement. (Supervisor Gioia)

APPROVED Resolution No. 2001/101, a
Certificate of Appreciation to Richard Spellmann, a newly former resident of
West Contra Costa County, for his 50+ years of civic involvement.

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS -
The Board will consider and take action on the following items:

SD.3 HEARING to consider the
report by the County Abatement Officer on itemized costs for abatement of a
public nuisance at Delta Coves c/o Warren Weisenburg, Sandy Lane, Bethel Island
to consider the assessment of costs against said property. (C.C.C. Ordinance
Code Section 14-6.428) (Mike Silva, Building Inspection Department)

CLOSED the public hearing; HEARD and
CONSIDERED the itemized cost report regarding the abatement of property at Delta
Coves, Sandy Lane, Bethel Island c/o Warren Weisenburg, and any objections
having legal interest in the property; ADDED the costs of the abatement
confirmation hearing thereto; CONFIRMED the report; and DIRECTED the Clerk of
the Board to file it.

SD.4 HEARING to the appeal of Ken Manning, dba
Soil Enterprises, Inc., (Owner) from the decision of the County Abatement
Officer declaring as a public nuisance property located at 5100 Clifton Court
Road, Byron area (C.C.C. Ordinance Code Section 14-6.428). (Mike Silva, Building
Inspection Department)

CLOSED the public hearing; DENIED the
appeal of Ken Manning, dba Soil Enterprises, Inc. (Owner) from the decision of
the County Abatement Officer declaring a land use violation, contractor yard in
an A-3 parcel, and junkyard conditions at 5100 Clifton Court Road, Byron;
AFFIRMED the determinations of the County Abatement Officer; and DIRECTED the
County Abatement Officer to proceed and perform the work of the abatement
(C.C.C. Ordinance 14.6410), if it is determined compliance has not been
met.

SD.5 HEARING on the appeal of Buchalter, Nemer et
al, from the decision of the County Abatement Officer declaring as a public
nuisance property located at 590 La Paloma Road, El Sobrante area. (Lynn and
Sharon Newt, Owners) (C.C.C. Ordinance Sections 712-2.004, 74-1.002) (Mark
Kirchen, Building Inspection Department) SD.6 HEARING on the appeal of
Joseph and Frances Brucia (Owners) from the decision of the County Abatement
Officer declaring as a public nuisance property located at 14800 Byron Highway,
Byron area. (C.C.C. Ordinance Sections 82-2.006, 88-4.204, 88-4.402)(Jaime
Perez, Building Inspection Department)(Continued from February 13, 2001)

CLOSED the public hearing; DENIED the
appeal of Buchalter, Nemer et al, from the decision of the County Abatement
Officer declaring a substandard building and unsafe conditions at 590 La Paloma
Road, El Sobrante area (Lynn and Shavon Newt) (Owners); AFFIRMED the
determinations of the County Abatement Officer; DIRECTED the County Abatement
Officer to proceed and perform the work of the abatement (C.C.C. Ordinance
14.6410).

SD.7 HEARING to consider adoption of a Resolution
of Necessity for acquisition by eminent domain of real property required for the
Withers Avenue Headwall Repair Project, Lafayette area. (Maurice Shiu, Public
Works Director)

CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED
Resolution of Necessity for acquisition by eminent domain of real property
required for the Withers Avenue Headwall Repair Project, Lafayette
area.

SD.8 CONSIDER approving and
authorizing the County Agricultural Commissioner to execute a contract with the
California Department of Food and Agriculture for funding for noxious weed
control in the amount of $33,024 available through Senate Bill 1740, and
supporting the efforts of the Alameda-Contra Costa County Weed Management Area
to increase awareness and coordinate control of noxious weeds in Contra Costa
County with SB1740 and other funding.. (Edward P. Meyer, Agricultural
Commissioner-Director of Weights and Measures)

SD.9 CONSIDER authorizing the
Public Works Director to enter into an agreement with East Bay Regional Parks
District for dispersal of Proposition 12, per capita share monies and approving
the recommended disbursement to parks and recreational facilities in the
unincorporated area of Contra Costa County. (Countywide)(Maurice Shiu, Public
Works Director)

AUTHORIZED the Public Works Director to
enter into an agreement with the East Bay Regional Park District for dispersal
of Proposition 12 per capita share monies; APPROVED the recommended disbursement
to parks and recreational facilities in the unincorporated area of the County as
amended.

11:00 A.M.

DELIBERATION ITEMS - The Board will
consider and take action on the following items:

D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3 Minutes/Speaker)

No one appeared to speak during Public
Comment.

D.2 CONSIDER approving and
authorizing the Community Development Director to execute a modification to the
existing agreement with the Hofmann Company and the East Diablo Fire Protection
District to provide a fire station for the Discovery Bay West Project
(SD91-7686) in the East County area. (Dennis Barry, Community Development
Director)

AUTHORIZED the Community Development
Director to execute a modification to the existing agreement with the Hofmann
Company and the East Diablo Fire Protection District to provide a fire station
for the Discovery Bay West Project (#SD 91-7686) in the East County
area.

D.3 HEARING on the recommendation of the Contra
Costa County Regional Planning Commission on the request by Tom Gozzano
(Applicant and Owner), for an amendment to the Land Use Element of the County
General Plan and the San Pablo Avenue-Rodeo Downtown/Waterfront Specific Plan,
Rodeo area. (Dennis Barry, Community Development Director)

CLOSED the public hearing; APPROVED the
San Pablo Avenue, Rodeo General Plan/Specific Plan Amendment (County Files #GP 00-0003 and #SP
00-0001) as
recommended by the County Planning Commission; DIRECTED the Community
Development Department to include the San Pablo/Rodeo General Plan/Specific Plan
Amendment in the next consolidated General Plan Amendment for 2001; ADOPTED the
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance as adequate
and in compliance with CEQA; ADOPTED the Mitigation Monitoring Program for this
project; and DIRECTED staff to post the Notice of Determination.

D.4 HEARING on the recommendation of the Contra
Costa County Planning Commission on the proposed Residential Density Bonus
Ordinance. (Jim Kennedy, Director-Redevelopment Agency)

CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED the
Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for the project as adequate
and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
EXPRESSED intent to approve the Residential Density Bonus as recommended by the
County Planning Commission, County File #ZT01-0002; APPROVED the findings and
recommendations contained in the County Planning Commission Resolution No.
3-2001 as the basis for the Board's action; DIRECT the Director of Community
Development to file a Notice of Determination and a Certificate of
Exemption: De Minimis Impact Finding with the County Clerk; INTRODUCED the
Residential Density Bonus Ordinance No. 2001- 06; WAIVED reading; FIXED Tuesday
April 10, 2001 for adoption of same; DIRECTED the Community Development Director
to arrange for payment of the County Clerk's handling fee.

C.26 ADOPT resolution
commending Paul Schmidt for being chosen as the Richmond-San Pablo Exchange
Club's 2000 Firefighter of the Year, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

CONSENT
ITEMS

(Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by
request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the
public).

Personnel Actions

C.1 CONFIRM AFSCME Local 2700 as the majority representative for the East
Diablo Fire Protection District Clerical Unit as recommended by the Labor
Relations Manager.

C.2 ADOPT the Memorandum of Understanding between the East Diablo Fire
District and United Professional Fire Fighters I.A.F.F., Local 1230,
implementing negotiated wage agreements and other economic terms and condition
of employment beginning January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2001. In the
opinion of the County Administrator, salary and benefit increases resulting from
this action will have no material financial impact on the funding status of the
County Employees' Retirement System.

C.3APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$93,362 to provide mental health services, including individual, group, and
family collateral counseling, case management, and medication management for
Spanish-speaking CalWORKs participants through June 30, 2001. (100% State
CalWORKs Funds)

C.4APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$36,170, to provide alcohol and drug abuse primary prevention services to
Spanish-speaking youth and families in West County, for the period from March 1,
2001 through September 30, 2001. (Federal Funds)

Other Actions

C.5 DETERMINE there is a need to continue with the emergency action continued
by the Board on February 27, 2001 on the Emergency Upgrade of County
Telecommunications Infrastructure.

C.6 DETERMINE there is a need to continue with the emergency action
originally taken by the board of Supervisors on December 14, 1999 based on the
increasing/epidemic number of AIDS/HIV and hepatitis C cases among injection
drug users in Contra Costa County.

C.7 DETERMINE there is a need to continue with the emergency action
originally taken by the Board of Supervisors on November 16, 1999 regarding the
issue of homelessness in Contra Costa County.

C.8 DETERMINE there is a need to continue the action taken by the Board on
October 3, 2000 pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 20134 and 22050 to
replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Richmond
Health Center, 100 38th Street, Richmond for Health Services.

C.9 APPROVE an amendment to the age requirements of two consumer membership
seats on the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Advisory
Committee from "under 65 years of age" to "under 60 years of age", as
recommended by the Internal Operations Committee.

Redevelopment Agency

C.10 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to execute a
contract with Bill Reeds in an amount not to exceed $24,500 to develop a
strategic plan for the Bay Point Waterfront area. (No impact on the General
Fund)

Consent Items of Board Members

C.11 ADOPT resolution commending Officer Larry Johnson for being chosen as
the Richmond-San Pablo Exchange Club's Firefighter of the Year, as recommended
by Supervisor Gioia.

CORRECTED TO READ: ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/104 commending Officer Larry Johnson for being chosen as the
Richmond-San Pablo Exchange Club's Police Officer of the Year, as recommended by
Supervisor Gioia.

C.12 ADOPT resolution in special recognition of Commissioner James H. Libbey
for his twenty years of outstanding service to the people of Contra Costa
County, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.

C.13 APPOINT Susan K. Bischel to the District II seat of the Arts and Culture
Commission of Contra Costa County, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.

C.14 REAPPOINT Daniel Pellegrini to the District II seat of the Fish and
Wildlife Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.

C.15 ACCEPT the resignation of Gerald Littleton from the Crockett-Carquinez
Fire Protection District Fire Advisory Commission, DECLARE a vacancy, and DIRECT
the Clerk of the Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as
recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.

CORRECTED TO READ: DECLARED vacant the
seat the held by Gerald Littleton, recently deceased, on the Crockett-Carquinez
Fire Protection District's Fire Advisory Committee, and DIRECTED the Clerk of
the Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as recommended by
Supervisor Uilkema.

C.16 ACCEPT the resignation of Theresa J. Canepa from a District II Owner
seat of the Mobile Home Advisory Committee, DECLARE a vacancy, and DIRECT the
Clerk of the Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as
recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.

C.17 ACCEPT the resignation of Lillian Burns from the Alamo Beautification
Steering Committee, DECLARE a vacancy, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to
apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor
Gerber.

C.18ACCEPT the resignation of Fred Stornetta from the
Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District, DECLARE a vacancy on the
Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District; and DIRECT the Clerk of the
Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as recommended by
Supervisor Glover.

C.20 ACCEPT the resignation of Diane Leite from the County Service Area R-10
Citizens Advisory Committee; DECLARE a vacancy, and DIRECT the Clerk of the
Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as recommended by
Supervisor Uilkema.

C.21 APPOINT Beatrice Couzens as the District III alternate representative to
the County Library Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Gerber.

C.22 APPOINT Maria Theresa Viramontes-Campbell to the Contra Costa County
Children & Family Commission as the District I representative, and APPOINT
Susan Wittenberg as an alternate, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

CORRECTED TO READ: APPOINTED Maria
Theresa Viramontes-Campbell to the Contra Costa County Children & Family
Commission as the District I representative as of March 22, 2001; and APPOINTED
Susan Wittenberg as an alternate as of March 22, 2001, as recommended by
Supervisor Gioia.

C.23 APPOINT Robert E. Doran and Ray Tetrault to the East Diablo Fire
Protection District Advisory Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Glover.

CORRECTED TO READ: APPOINTED Robert E.
Doran and Ray Tetreault to the East Diablo Fire Protection District Advisory
Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Glover.

C.24 ACCEPT the resignation of Kay Burnside from the Children & Family
Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

C.25 AWARD a contract to Utah Pacific Construction Company, who has been
found to have met the requirements of the County's Outreach Program, in the
amount of $406,310 for the Pacheco Boulevard Traffic Signals Project, Pacheco
area, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (75% County Road Funds, 25% City of
Pleasant Hill)

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Board meets in all its
capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402, including as the Housing
Authority and the Redevelopment Agency. Persons who wish to address the Board
should complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any
written statement to the Clerk.

All matters listed under
CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by
one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested
by a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time the Board
votes on the motion to adopt.

Persons who wish to speak
on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for
comments from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto.
After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject to
discussion and action by the Board.

Requests for
reconsideration of a land use (planning) decision must be submitted in writing
to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 10 days of the Board's decision,
and must identify the new information which was not before the Board of
Supervisors when the decision was made.

The County will provide
reasonable accommodations for disabled individuals planning to attend Board
meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board at (925) 335-1900; TDD (925)
335-1915. An assistive listening device is available from the Clerk, Room
106.

Copies of taped recordings
of all or portions of a Board meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the
Board. Please telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900, to
make the necessary arrangements.

Forms are available to
anyone desiring to submit an inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on
the Board Agenda. Forms may be obtained at the Office of the County
Administrator or Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine Street, Martinez,
California.

Applications for personal
subscriptions to the weekly Board Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office
of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900. The weekly agenda may also be viewed
on the County's Internet Web Page: WWW.CO.CONTRA-COSTA.CA.US.

The Closed Session agenda
is available each week upon request from the Office of the Clerk of the Board,
651 Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez, California, and may also be viewed on the
County's Web Page.

The Family and Human
Services Committee(Supervisors M. DeSaulnier and F.D. Glover) - meets
on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Conference Room A,
2425 Bisso Lane, Concord.

The Finance
Committee (Supervisors F.D. Glover and D. Gerber) - meets on the first
and third Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration
Building, 651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.

The Internal
Operations Committee (Supervisors J. Gioia and M. DeSaulnier) - meets on
the first and third Mondays of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 105, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.

The Transportation,
Water & Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors D. Gerber and J.
Gioia) - meets on the second Monday of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 105,
County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.

Finance
Committee

3-19-01

CANCELED

see
above

Internal Operations
Committee

3-19-01

CANCELED

see
above

PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS
THE BOARD MAY BE LIMITED TO THREE (3)
MINUTES.